Solutions to crime in black community are skewed

One can only hope that the opinions expressed by Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein regarding the Zimmerman case ("Zimmerman aquittal should force changes in justice system," Aug. 12) do not represent the majority of students and faculty in the Community Research and Action program at Peabody.

Her solutions to the issues of crime within the black community are to declare an end to the war on drugs, eliminate laws regarding self-defense in life-threatening situations and use the resulting savings on law enforcement by investing in more government programs designed to address the underlying causes of criminal behavior.

Perhaps a study of the current level of funding for such programs and the benefits obtained would be instructive.

Tom Kelley

Brentwood 37027

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Solutions to crime in black community are skewed

One can only hope that the opinions expressed by Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein regarding the Zimmerman case ('Zimmerman aquittal should force changes in justice system,' Aug.